Search Me
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.”
Psalms 139:23-24
What an amazing time we live in. Medical science has made great strides in diagnosing and treating illness. They have developed many ways to “look inside you” with x-rays, CT scans, and ultrasound and the like.
If you’ve lived any length of time, you’ve probably had to undergo one of those tests.
While we’ve made great strides in that area, we know that those tests aren’t infallible. Sometimes, there is something inside of a person that is not detected. It may be “hidden.”
The psalmist asks God to look inside of him, to do a scan of you will.
He is not asking God to do a medical scan, but rather a spiritual one.
God knows all and sees all, so you know that His examination will see all things.
He asks God to “search me and know my heart…”
God knows exactly how we feel.
“For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”
Hebrews 4:15
God knows how you feel…
The psalmist asks God to “know my anxieties…”
We all get worried and anxious sometimes, but have we asked God to help us? The first step is asking God to make us aware of our anxieties. Then, He can administrator the medicine for it, His perfect peace.
“You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.”
Isaiah 26:3
The psalmist also asks God to “… see if there is any wicked way in me…”
This scan uncovers sin, particularly hidden sins that get in the way of fellowship with God.
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.”
Psalms 32:1
There is joy in God’s forgiveness.
Finally, he asks God to
“… lead me in the way everlasting.”
Once he has gone through the “scan” which has uncovered his anxieties and sin, he asks for God’s guidance.
Let’s do like the psalmist today and ask God to examine us, bringing to light our anxieties and sin.
Confess them to God.
Go forth in His peace, and joy of forgiveness, being sensitive to His guidance of your life.
